D. Gayle Swearingen
Apr 7, 2017
D. Gayle Swearingen D. Gayle Swearingen, 75, of Nederland passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on November 14, 1941 in Port Arthur, Texas to D.N. Lyons and Edna Wright Lyons. Gayle was a 1960 graduate of Port Neches Groves High School and attended Lamar University. She was retired as a Medical...
Carl W. "Bill" Wagner
Apr 5, 2017
Carl W. “Bill” Wagner, 90, of Port Arthur, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2017 in Port Arthur at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Carl was born in Port Arthur to the late August Henry Wagner and Ella Winche Wagner on August 26, 1926. Carl was the owner of Wagner Air Conditioning for over 50 years, a member of...
Rev. Msgr. Bennie Patillo, Pastor Emeritus
Apr 5, 2017
Rev. Msgr. Bennie Patillo, Pastor Emeritus of St. Elizabeth Parish in Port Neches and former Vicar General/Chancellor, a native of Port Arthur, 80, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his residence in Port Neches. He was born August 15, 1937 to the late Joe Patillo and Edna Lee Taliaferro Patillo in Port Arthur. Msgr. Bennie received a Bachelor...
Betty Jo Rambin
Apr 4, 2017
Betty Jo Rambin, 81, of Groves passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Lake Arthur Place in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on April 19, 1935 in Coushatta, Louisiana to Joseph and Exie Eldridge Rambin. Betty was lifelong area resident and graduated in 1954 from Thomas Jefferson High School. She was a member of Val Verde Baptist Church and...
Vernon Logue
Apr 3, 2017
Vernon Lee Logue, 84, of Port Neches, passed away on April 3, 2017 at his residence. Vernon was born on November 12, 1932 in Kellyville, Oklahoma to the late, Alva Logue and Catherine Archer Logue. Vernon was a member of Magnolia Assembly of God Church in Port Neches and served his country proudly in the United States Air Force. He...
Muriel Lucille Stubbs
Apr 2, 2017
Muriel Lucille Stubbs, 87, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017 in Houston. She was the daughter of Cecil Stubbs and Clara Gray Stubbs and was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 5, 1929, where she also grew up, the fourth of seven children. She was active with the Camp Fire Girls, served as a camp counselor and continued...
Phyllis Jean Smith
Apr 1, 2017
Phyllis Jean Distefano Hall Smith, 68, of Groves passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 19, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joseph and Mary Distefano. Phyllis was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur-Groves area. She attended St. James Elementary School and graduated in 1967 from Bishop Byrne...
Betty Jane East
Mar 30, 2017
Betty Jane East Betty Jane East, 85, of LaBelle, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at her home with her family by her side. Betty was born in New London, Missouri, and attended high school in Hannibal, Missouri. She was a resident of LaBelle, Texas, for 40 years and retired from BFI in 2001 after 21 years of service....
Ethel M. Baker
Mar 30, 2017
Ethel M. Baker Ethel M. Baker, 87, of Groves passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care in Nederland, Texas. She was born on September 20, 1929 in Kirbyville, Texas to Robert and Ethel Ehret Williams. Ethel had lived in Groves for over 55 years. A visitation for family and friends will be Saturday, April 8, 2017...
Charles C. Carson, Sr.
Mar 30, 2017
Charles C. Carson, Sr., 75 of Nederland, Texas passed away on March 30, 2017. Charlie was a longtime resident of Port Arthur and Nederland but spent his last years in Lake Charles, La. Charlie was born in Wilmington, N.C. on Jan. 7. 1942 to Beatrice and Major Carl C. Carson, Sr., who both proceeded him in death. He is survived...
Charles E. Graham
Mar 28, 2017
Charles E. Graham, 79, of Orange, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at his residence. Charles was born in Port Arthur on March 2, 1938 to the late James E. Graham and Maude Sibley Graham. He served our country in the United States Coast Guard and he was a retired Millwright of 38 years at DuPont in Beaumont, TX....
Maureen Ann Stepp
Mar 28, 2017
Maureen Ann Stepp, 62, of Nederland, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Houston, TX. Maureen was born on November 9, 1954 in Port Arthur to Patricia Placette Collins and the late Ernest Charles Collins. She was a homemaker and formerly attended St. Charles Catholic Church in Nederland. Maureen is survived by her husband, Ronnie Stepp of Houston; daughters,...
Patricia Elizabeth Laurents
Mar 27, 2017
Patricia Elizabeth Laurents, 60, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at Gulf Health Care Center. Patricia was born March 19, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to James Neil Laurents and Sara Swearingen Laurents. She was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church Groves. Patricia was an avid fan of the PNG Indians and loved...
Janette "Net" Pulito
Mar 25, 2017
Janette "Net" S. Pulito Janette "Net" S. Pulito, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 25, 2017. She was born on May 13, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Burl C. Stanley and Lora Jordan Stanley. "Net" was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and member of the Red Hussar Drum and Bugle Corp. She attended Port...
Loyce Caldwell Coleman
Mar 25, 2017
Loyce Caldwell Coleman, 88, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 in Houston. Loyce was born on November 10, 1928 in Port Neches, Texas to the late James William Caldwell and Mary Ophelia Angele Caldwell. She was a lifelong resident of Nederland and she was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Nederland. Loyce, loving wife, mother,...
Doris Kendzierski
Mar 23, 2017
Doris Kendzierski, 89, of Nederland, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, TX. Doris was born on June 17, 1927 to the late Joseph Carlin and Elodie Lamaire Carlin in Goudeau, LA. She was a lifelong resident of Nederland and a wonderful homemaker, mother and grandmother. Doris is survived by her sons, Joe Kendzierski of...
Elvira Lege
Mar 23, 2017
Elvira Lege, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. Elvira was born February 7, 1933 in Lockhart, Texas to Frank L. Ramirez and Josephine P. Pastrano Ramirez. She was a resident of Groves for 50 years and was a seamstress for Landry Cap Company for 37 years. She also worked as...
Margaretha Molly Beenen
Mar 23, 2017
Margaretha "Molly" Beenen Molly Beenen passed away peacefully on March 23, 2017 at her home in Port Acres surrounded by her family. Molly was born on February 2, 1926 in Bandung, Indonesia to Helmina and Christiaan Lapr. She enjoyed singing in different languages, playing her guitar and harmonica, and painting wooden shoes and eggs. She worked 30 years at the...
Vincent "Vinny" Montalbano, Jr.
Mar 23, 2017
Vincent “Vinny” Montalbano, Jr., 62, of Groves, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at his residence. Vinny was born on October 24, 1954 to the late Vincent Montalbano, Sr. and Minnie Morrell Montalbano, in Beaumont, TX. He was a lifelong resident of Groves and he was employed by LNG Betchal and a truck driver in the oil industry. Vinny...
Velma Porter Jenkinson
Mar 21, 2017
Velma Jenkinson, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Velma was born May 22, 1932 in Brookhaven, Mississippi to Marion Lattis Porter and Veta Woodall Porter. She was a homemaker and longtime member of Friendship Baptist Church in Groves. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace "Hoss" Jenkinson. Survivors include her daughter, Jill Forse and...